Utica, Montana

Breathitt Gray's Saloon. Bartender: Ernest Luckett; standing at bar: S. McDonald, foreground and C. C. David, background; playing pool: Breathitt Gray (beard) and Bill Newton. Playing poker, Gene Stanley, Bill Burris, and Ed DarnellThe town of Utica started in 1880 due to the discovery of gold in nearby Yogo Gulch and the establishment of a stage route from Fort Benton to Helena, which stopped there. Later Utica served as a stop on a Great Falls-Billings stagecoach line. Utica was also a freight stop.